“I was told to find what broke my heart and fix it:” College students explain why they want to become teachers
Using the open-ended question from the FIT-Choice scale, this study presents an examination of why college students choose teaching as a career, in their own words. Over 100 responses were analyzed with two coding systems: thematic coding from the text and a coding system generated from the FIT-Choi...
Main Author: | Jennifer D. Moss |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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Series: | Cogent Education |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2020.1734284 |
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